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Don Manuel Estrada Cabrera
| Location | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The field is entirely occupied by a dedicatory inscription in raised relief arranged in multiple lines within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base, commemorating President Manuel Estrada Cabrera's completion of the Atlantic Railway. The date 1907 appears in the lower exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA LICENCIADO DON MANUEL ESTRADA CABRERA LLEVÓ Á TÉRMINO FELIZ EL FERROCARRIL DEL ATLÁNTICO DOTANDO ASÍ Á GUATEMALA DE SU VÍA INTEROCEÁNICA Y ABRIENDO Á LA PATRIA LAS PUER- TAS DEL PORVENIR 1907 |
| Reverse description | An allegorical female figure in classical dress stands at centre, holding a laurel branch in her raised left hand, set against radiating sunbeams filling the upper field. At lower centre is a circular medallion bearing the bust portrait of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera in profile relief. Flanking the central figure are two steam locomotives in motion, one to the left and one to the right, while an open book rests at lower right. |
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